Apparel ornament



Nov. 6, 1934. H. E. McADAMs APPAREL ORNAMENT Filed Jan. 27 1952 INVENTOR. I? 5y 5J1 lidqma Patented Nov. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PA'lENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in an apparel ornament adapted for being used so as to project visibly above the 8 from a sleeve cud, a purse flap or the like.

breast pocket or so as to project outwardly At the present time it is the custom to insert in a breast pocket, in a sleeve cuif, a purse pocket or the like a handkerchief of ornamental appearance and allowseveral folds of the handkerchief to project outwardly so as to afiord a visible ornament. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparel ornament which will serve the purposes of the folded visible portion of the handkerchief referred to and which may be easily and quickly attached inposition.

In iolding the portion of the handkerchief which is left visible a specially desired fold is.

customary and quite desirable and it is often difdcult for the inexperienced person to fold the handkerchief so that the visible outwardly projected portion will have the attractive appearance and the proper form. It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparel ornament which will be permanently folded so that the proper style and appearance will always he present.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparel ornament of this class in which the visible folds will be secured to a retainer or reinforcing band which will be attached to the garment with which worn and concealed within the pocket, cud or the like.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination or arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which Fig. l is a perspective view of'the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invendon with a detachable retainer.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation view of the fabric showing one step of formation of a further modified form.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the further modified form In the form shown in Fig. l I use a retainer 01' reinforcement which is formed from leather, heavy fabric or the like, and which comprises the doubled over portions 9 and 10. The visible portion of the ornament comprises the folded portions of the ornament 11, 12 and 13, which oi. E l-3) are formed from silk or other suitable textile fabric of the desired color. The butt ends 14 of these portions 11, 12 and 13 engage between the portions 9 and and are stitched thus by the stitching 15. An attachment pin is secured to the retainer whereby the device may be secured to the fabric of the garment on which worn in the proper position. When worn on a coat, whether in connection with a pocket or a cull, the retainer would be concealed withinthe pocket or cuff and the pin 20 would serve as an attachment for securing the device in position with the portions ll, 12, and 13 projected outward so as to be visible.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the butt ends of W the portions ll, lZ and 13 are stitched together so that they may he slipped into the channel 16 formed in the rigid retainer 17 which maybe made from celluloid or material in which various colors may be obtained. 55

In the form shown in Fig. 5 I have prolonged the ends of the fabric portions ll, l2, l3 and those portions have been doubled upon themselves to provide the reinforcing l8, and the doubled over portions have been stitched in position by the stitching 19. The attaching means may beattached to portion 18 thus affording a somewhat more economical device than in the forms shownin Fig. l and in Fig. '3.

When the butt ends of the fabric portions 83 are stitched together, either as shown in Fig. 3 or as shown in Fig. 5, the fabric portions form a packet which may easily and quickly be slipped into a retainer orinto the pocket; the. secured butt ends, in either case, forming a rigid b0 enough structure for this purpose. J

With an apparel ornamental this nature it is obvious that the device may be easily and quickly attached in position and that, since the folds are permanently arranged, the proper shape and size will always be present in the device. 7

While I have illustrated and described the preferred forms of construction of this I not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structures shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. An apparel ornament of theclass described, comprising: a plurality of ornament forming I fabric portions, having butt ends, and arranged side by side and non-registering with each other able retainer adapted for slipping over said butt end. Y a

3. An apparel ornament of the class described, comprising: a plurality 'of separate ornament forming fabric portions overlying each other at a plurality of their edges, and each having a butt edge, the butt edges being stitched together and folded upon themselves to provide a fabric packet' rigid at its butt end.

HENRY E. McADAMS. 

